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- 10 Sep 2014
- Research & Ideas
Become a Value Creator
value claimers, and this all-for-me attitude becomes apparent in a variety of ways. For example, during internal corporate budget disputes, some executives focus only on their own needs without considering the requirements of other...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- 10 Feb 2014
- HBS Case
Stressing Safety in South Africa’s Platinum Mines
dropped straight to the bottom line," Mukunda says. "Mining is a fixed-cost industry." The situation made international headlines, and a quick web search will reveal what Carroll actually decided to do. But when he assigns...
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- 19 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 19
Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. (SANY), SANY Group's major subsidiary, engaged in the construction equipment business and was number six on International Construction's 2012 Yellow Table, a ranking of the world's largest construction equipment...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 28
served as CEO and chairman. Cardio-Metric's success, however, concealed troubling internal developments. Since 2002, the CEO's management style had progressed from unconventional, to questionable, to egregious. Kim, Cardio-Metric's...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 17 Mar 2011
- Research & Ideas
Harvard Business School Faculty Comment on Crisis in Japan
to cover most of the cost of the recovery plan. Japan often shows itself at its best in times of crisis, setting aside internal differences and responding with inspiring levels of efficiency and self-sacrifice. This crisis will be no...
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Re: Multiple Faculty
- 08 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Japan Compete? [Part Two]
out the whole idea. The other thing about Japanese organization that needs change is the internal processes by which decisions are made. The Japanese company structure is anti-risk. It is much safer to do something that other companies...
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by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer
- 16 Jul 2024
- Op-Ed
Corporate Boards Are Failing in Their No. 1 Duty
search firms provide a slate of well-qualified candidates, who on paper look superior to internal candidates whose strengths and weaknesses are already well-known. But the board doesn’t really know them or understand how well they mesh...
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by Bill George
- Profile
David A. Frankel
David Frankel, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Founder Collective David Frankel, co-founder and managing partner of Founder Collective, arrived at Harvard Business School without a clear internal mandate for his presence at the...
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- 23 Sep 2019
- Blog Post
Distressed Employees? Try Resilience Training
School Assistant Professor Ashley V. Whillans. “We need to stop trying to paint this picture of the perfect employee who never needs help.” Whillans, who studies how people navigate trade-offs between time and money, recently co-wrote a forthcoming article for the...
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- 05 Apr 2018
- News
A Philanthropic Eye Reframes African American Abstract Art
of African American artists,” she says. Over time, Joyner’s collecting has evolved to include pieces by mid-career American artists such as Mark Bradford, Glenn Ligon, Julie Mehretu, and Lorna Simpson. More recently, she has sought out View Details
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Jill Radsken
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- 05 Mar 2020
- News
Green Light
shipping containers—necessitates a white cap and a lab coat. The units feature a double-door protocol that requires the exterior door to be closed before a second internal door can be opened. In the far corner of the building, a...
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- 08 Jun 2009
- Research & Ideas
The Return of the Salesman
television. The importance of this is that all these negative portrayals have lasting effects on the field in terms of both who goes into it and the general attitude toward salespeople as they go about their work. Q: The BHR series offers a fascinating View Details
- 14 Nov 2019
- News
Keeping Red Lobster Fresh
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on SoundCloud More Skydeck episodes Courtesy Red Lobster Dan Morrell: Kim Lopdrup (MBA 1984) is a turnaround expert. Early in his career, he helped revive Dunkin Donuts’ American coffee business and then turned his attention to the...
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- 05 Aug 2016
- News
Accelerating Change on Medicine’s Final Frontier
says Amadio. In fact, Amadio and two classmates—David Gellis (MD/MBA 2010), today medical director of Population Health at Boston-based Iora Health, and Vinod Nambudiri (MD/MBA 2010), now an internist, hospitalist, and associate program director for the View Details
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Robert S. Benchley
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Cynthia Carroll
partner with NGOs like CARE International and Fauna & Flora International. We’ve moved from a paternalistic to a participatory approach to community development and social investment. Despite those efforts, some critics say Anglo has...
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- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Class Notes Extra
management techniques to the bank his grandfather founded. In the process, he has gained international attention and praise. Cultural differences between U.S. and Thai organizations, Banthoon explains, run deep. In Thailand, he says, “it...
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- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=208025 Silic (A): Choosing Cost or Fair Value on Adoption of IFRS Harvard Business School Case 108-030 A French real estate firm must choose to report its primary asset (investment property) using either...
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Martha Lagace
- 25 Sep 2007
- First Look
First Look: September 25, 2007
Harvard Business School Supplement 807-030 No abstract available. Purchase this supplement: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=807030 Lightspeed Venture Partners—International Expansion Harvard Business School Case 108-010 Looks at various...
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Martha Lagace
- 11 Dec 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 11, 2018
In 2016, Bruce Wayne, Managing Director of Energy Finance Corporation (EFC), was refining the Investment/Credit Committee materials for the development of up to 10 power generating plants in Argentina. As a subsidiary of the much larger View Details
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Dina Gerdeman